diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/identifier-service.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/identifier-service.xml
index c5e15a4add..049463557d 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/identifier-service.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/identifier-service.xml
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
class="org.dspace.identifier.doi.DataCiteConnector"
scope="singleton">
-
-
-
+
+
+
-->